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Old September 6th 07, 10:55 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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The short article is well worth a read, the thing was based on an 1894
Columbia high frame racing bicycle, and the transmission is _not_ the
chainless rotating shaft-drive that I first expected:

http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/classics/bike.asp?id=3

Here's the best picture of the locomotive-style transmission:

http://home.ama-cycle.org/membersonl...lassic_600.jpg

Here's an enlargement:

http://i4.tinypic.com/5xhp3me.jpg

Note the pitiful spoon brake intended to stop a vehicle weighing about
150 pounds, coal-fired boiler and all:

http://home.ama-cycle.org/membersonl.../brake_600.jpg

Here's the early version, built around 1869:

http://www.roperld.com/graphics/RoperMotorcycle.jpg

It's in the Smithsonian and boasts 34-inch 12-spoke wheels:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthem...bject_271.html

And here's a modern replica of the 1894 version with a much better
picture of the locomotive transmission:

http://www.lindsaybks.com/gallery/Jorg/cycle/index.html

A movie of the bike in action, with choo-choo noises and visible
exhaust:

http://www.lindsaybks.com/gallery/Jo...e/Jorgbike.mov

Choo-Choo-Cheers,

Carl Fogel
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Old September 8th 07, 05:05 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Nice seeing Mr. Roper again.
deafinite lack of interest in a tube framed trike.
wonder why?
too much horsesh?t


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Old September 9th 07, 03:47 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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incrumental design!
ass the crap disappeared, with more motor carriages - automobiles,
fenders grew sides,
cars went lower. fenders were assimilated.

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Old September 10th 07, 03:32 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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http://www.bike-revolution.at/038943...801/index.html

http://www.velomobiles.net/wildfire/index.htm

enough room, too much horsesh?T

 




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